[ILUG-Cochin.org] Microsoft patents sudo?

[Althaf K Backer]

Syam Kumar R. wrote:
> See Microsoft's patent for "Rights elevator 
> <http://patft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7,617,530.PN.&OS=PN/7,617,530&RS=PN/7,617,530>" 
> :
> 
> "Systems and/or methods are described that enable a user to elevate his 
> or her rights. In one embodiment, these systems and/or methods present a 
> user interface identifying an account having a right to permit a task in 
> response to the task being prohibited based on a user's current account 
> not having that right."
Indeed our this time IRC meet is on software patents,well good
coincidence.
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